Saturday, December 4, 2010

The Stockings Are On Their Way!

The stockings have been stuffed, sorted, counted, packed, labeled, and mailed, all 1525 of them. ﻿All of our elves came over the Saturday after Thanksgiving and stuffed stockings. Believe it or not, it was done in less than three hours.

Even dumping the box of lip balm in the beginning didn't hold back this crew. The first thing we did was play 700 lip balm pickup.

We used up all of the lip balm, candy, drinks, toys, and games we had. Here's a box of candy that was donated by Dave in Portland. When he says a box of candy, he means a box of candy.

While the elves were stuffing stockings, Katie and I were counting so we would have an idea where we stood.

In the meantime, stockings continued to come in so we most definitely had enough.

Sue and Margaret came with more stockings and they were stuffed.

Our "a stocking a day" knitter, Susan M., brought in the rest of the year. She did admit that the wonderful knitters at Stitches of the Heart gave her a hand. Susan, your daily stockings have all been stuffed and sent out.

Heather and her mom Janell sent in their 67 stockings. These two dear ladies have been knitting for OHS since 2005.

Betty, who is in her 80's, has been knitting since July for OHS, and sent in these dear stockings. Each stocking has three little buttons on it.

Angie got together with Betty and knit these lovely stockings for us.

Karen in Arizona sent us another batch of stockings to make sure we had enough.

And fnally, but not least, Lisa knit these for us. It's hard to tell in this picture, but each stocking has yarn that sparkles.

This past week David, Katie, Matt, Susan and I have finished up the stuffing, sorting, packing and mailing of the stockings. A big thanks goes to Susan and Katie for helping me keep my sanity this past week.

Thank you all who helped with Operation Holiday Stockings for 2010. Without your help, support and contributions, it wouldn't have happened.

LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS 2010

Aerowood Animal Hospital - Bellevue, Washington

Angela L. - Seattle Washington

Angela O. - Seattle, Washington

Anne - Seattle, Washington

Barbara - Appleton, Wisconsin

Becky - Louisville, Kentucky

Becky - Bellevue, Washington

Bernadette - Seattle, Washington

Betty - Seattle, Washington

Bitsey - Olympia, Washington

Cathi - Edmonds, Washington

Charlie - Seattle, Washington

Chris & Leslea - Temecula, California

Cummins Bridgeway LLC - Hubbard, Ohio

Dave D. - Damascus, Oregon

David R. - Portland, Oregon

David R. - Bellevue, Washington

Dave R. - Bellevue, Washington

Dawn - Seattle, Washington

Deborah - Edmonds, Washington

Deb - Shoreline, Washington

Diana - Lyle. Washington

Dr. Reh DDS - Bellevue, Washington

Elaine - Bellevue, Washington

Enaud - Yelm, Washington

Eric - Seattle, Washington

Eastside Knitting Guild - Bellevue, Washington

Gina - Seattle, Washington

Ginny - Hazelhurst, Wisconsin

Harriet - Seattle, Washington

Heather - Molalla, Oregon

Hilda - Seattle, Washington

Hotel Sierra - Bellevue, Washington

Jack - Seattle, Washington

Jan - Barre, Vermont

Jane - Bellevue, Washington

Janell - Canby, Oregon

Jeffrey Johnson, DDS - Bellevue, Washington

Jenn - North Bend, Washington
Joan & Matt - Bellevue, Washington

JoAnn - Seattle, Washington

Joe - San Francisco, California

John - Portland, Oregon

John - Seattle, Washington

Jolaine - Waesca, Minnesota

Joseph - Seattle, Washington

Julia - Alva, Oklahoma

Karen - Glendale, Arizona

Kathy - College Place, Washington

Kathy - Bellevue, Washington

Kari - Bellevue, Washington

Katie - Bellevue, Washington

Katlyn - Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Kim - Canon City, Colorado

Ladies of the Elks - Sequim, Washington

Leanna - Bellevue, Washington

Leslie - Seattle, Washington

Leslie - Sequim, Washington

Linda - Cherry Hill, New Jersey

Lisa - Bellevue, Washington

Lisa - Seattle, Washington

Lori - Seattle, Washington

Makalika - Seattle, Washington

Margaret - Bellevue, Washington

Margot - Franklin, Massachusetts

Marina - Bremerton, Washington

Marlys - Kent, Washington

Mary - Arlington, Massachusetts

Mary - Seattle, Washington

Mary - Green Bay, Wisconsin

Maryann - South Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Melinda - Grass Valley, California

Morry - Seattle, Washington

Nancy - Corvallis, Oregon

Nancy - Seattle, Washington

Nicole - Federal Way, Washington

Nicole - Seattle, Washington

Pam - Medina, Texas

Patricia - Seattle, Washington

Pro Sports Club - Bellevue, Washington

Rachel - Milwaukie, Oregon

Ray - Bellevue, Washington

Ricardo’s - Bellevue, Washington

Sam - Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Sessa - Renton, Washington

Sharon - Bellevue, Washington

Silver Cloud Inn - Bellevue, Washington

Steve - Federal Way, Washington

Stephanie - Bellevue, Washington

Stitches From The Heart - Bellevue, Washington

Sue C. - Bellevue, Washington

Sue R. - Bellevue, Washington

Susan B. - Bellevue, Washington

Susan M. - Lakewood, Colorado

Susan M. - Bellevue, Washington

Terry & Sheryl - Sandy, Utah

Troop 52107 Girl Scouts - Edmonds, Washington

Now, off to do some winter clean up today in the garden, and some knitting for me.

2 comments:

I love seeing all the completed stockings; it really warms my heart. They are all really beautiful and the stocking stuffers look great too! Merry Christmas to you and yours... and best wishes in the New Year... and happy knitting!